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egoist

Syllables: ego·ist/ˈiːɡoʊ.ɪst/

egoist noun: an advocate of egoism.

Noun

egoist (plural egoists)

  1. An advocate of egoism.
  2. An egocentric or self-centered person.
    • Since all men are by nature egoists and morality can only be rationalized egoism, the problem is to devise a form of social organization that will reconcile the selfish interests of each with the needs of all.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...
  3. (nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) An egotist (person who talks excessively about themselves).

egoist meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Indonesian

egoist in Tamil

தன்முனைப்பாளர், தற் புகழ்ச்சியாளர்

egoist in Urdu

advocate of egoism
انا پرست anā parast

egoist in Kannada

ದುರಭಿಮಾನಿ, ಅಹಂಕಾರಿ, ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಿ

egoist in Indonesian

self-centered or selfish person
egois

Forms of egoist

pluralegoists

Origin of egoist

From French égoïste, from Latin ego + -iste. By surface analysis, ego + -ist.

Words formed from egoist

Questions about egoist

What does egoist mean?
Egoist means an advocate of egoism.
What is egoist in Tamil?
Egoist in Tamil is தன்முனைப்பாளர், தற் புகழ்ச்சியாளர். See Egoist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is egoist?
Egoist is a noun.
How do you pronounce egoist?
Egoist is pronounced /ˈiːɡoʊ.ɪst/.
What is the plural of egoist?
The plural of egoist is egoists.

Words near egoist in the dictionary

  1. egoical
  2. egoically
  3. egoing
  4. egoism
  5. egoisms
  6. egoist
  7. egoistic
  8. egoistical
  9. egoistically
  10. egoists
  11. egoities

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: egoist (page history and authors); egoist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); egoist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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